Baking lipase

ABSTRACT

Lipase enzymes and methods of using the lipases in a baking for improving the volume, stability, tolerance of a baked product and/or reducing and reducing or eliminating the use of DATEM.

SEQUENCE LISTING

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TECHNICAL FIELD

Bread has been a staple of human nutrition for thousands of years. Breadis usually made by combining a flour, water, salt, yeast, and/or otherfood additives to make a dough or paste; then the dough is baked to makebread. Enzymes are known to be useful in baking because of the enzymeseffects on the baking process can be similar or better than chemicalalternatives. Several different enzymes can be used for making bread,for example lipases have been known to improve the stability and volumeof the bread; however, the industry still needs a lipase that improvesvolume, stability, tolerance, reduces or eliminates the additivediacetyl tartaric acid esters of monoglycerides (DATEM). This disclosureis directed to a lipase that meets or exceeds these industrialrequirements.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention is: A method for increasing the volume ofa baked product comprising: (a) providing a dough; (b) providing alipase, wherein the lipase is a polypeptide having the amino acidsequence of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ IDNO:9, or SEQ ID NO:11; (c) combining the lipase of (b) with the dough of(a) and baking the combination to generate the baked product having anincreased volume.

In another embodiment, the dough is a composition comprising: a flour, asalt, water, and yeast.

In another embodiment, the flour is selected from the group consistingof: almond flour, coconut flour, chia flour, corn flour, barley flour,spelt flour, soya flour, hemp flour, potato flour, quinoa, teff flour,rye flour, amaranth flour, arrowroot flour, chick pea (garbanzo) flour,cashew flour, flax meal, macadamia flour, millet flour, sorghum flour,rice flour, tapioca flour, and any combination thereof.

In another embodiment, the yeast is selected from the group consistingof: bakers' yeast, cream yeast, compressed yeast, cake yeast, active dryyeast, instant yeast, osmotolerant yeasts, rapid-rise yeast, deactivatedyeast, nutritional yeast, brewer's yeast, distiller's and wine yeast.

In another embodiment, the lipase is a variant polypeptide and thevariant polypeptide is at least 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%,88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identicalto the an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: thepolypeptide as set forth in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, and thevariant polypeptide has lipase activity.

In another embodiment, the lipase is a polypeptide encoded by a nucleicacid sequence that encodes that amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of: a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ IDNO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12.

In another embodiment, further comprising the addition of a secondenzyme. In a further embodiment, the second enzyme comprises a secondlipase, an Alpha-amylase; a Glucan 1, 4-alpha-maltotetraohydrolase; anexo-maltotetraohydrolase; a G4-amylase; a Glucan1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase; a maltogenic alpha-amylase; a cyclodextringlucanotransferase; a CGTase; a glucoamylase; an Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase;a xylanase; a cellulase; an Oxidoreductases; a Phospholipase A1; aPhospholipase A2; a Phospholipase C; a Phospholipase D; a Galactolipase,triacylglycerol lipase, an arabinofuranosidase, a transglutaminase, apectinase, a pectate lyase, a protease, or any combination thereof.

In another embodiment, the lipase is active at a range from pH 4.0 to pH12.0.

In another embodiment, the lipase is active at a temperature range from20° C. to 60° C.

In another embodiment of the invention, is method for increasing thevolume of a baked product without the addition of DATEM comprising: (a)providing a dough; (b) providing a lipase; wherein the lipase is apolypeptide having the amino acid sequence of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3,SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, or SEQ ID NO:11, (c) combiningthe lipase of (b) with the dough of (a) without the addition of DATEMand baking the combination to generate the baked product having anincreased volume.

In another embodiment, the dough is a composition comprising: a flour, asalt, water, and yeast.

In another embodiment, the flour is selected from the group consistingof: almond flour, coconut flour, chia flour, corn flour, barley flour,spelt flour, soya flour, hemp flour, potato flour, quinoa, teff flour,rye flour, amaranth flour, arrowroot flour, chick pea (garbanzo) flour,cashew flour, flax meal, macadamia flour, millet flour, sorghum flour,rice flour, tapioca flour, and any combination thereof.

In another embodiment, the yeast is selected from the group consistingof: bakers' yeast, cream yeast, compressed yeast, cake yeast, active dryyeast, instant yeast, osmotolerant yeasts, rapid-rise yeast, deactivatedyeast, nutritional yeast, brewer's yeast, distiller's and wine yeast.

In another embodiment, the lipase is a polypeptide having an amino acidsequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ IDNO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11.

In another embodiment, the lipase is a variant polypeptide and thevariant polypeptide is at least 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%,88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identicalto the an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ IDNO:11, and the variant polypeptide has lipase activity.

In another embodiment, the lipase is a polypeptide encoded by a nucleicacid sequence that encodes that amino acid sequence selected from thegroup consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7,SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11.

In another embodiment, the method further comprising the addition of asecond enzyme. In a further embodiment, the second enzyme comprises asecond lipase, an Alpha-amylase; a Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltotetraohydrolase; an exo-maltotetraohydrolase; a G4-amylase;a Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase; a maltogenic alpha-amylase; acyclodextrin glucanotransferase; a CGTase; a glucoamylase; anEndo-1,4-beta-xylanase; a xylanase; a cellulase; an Oxidoreductases; aPhospholipase A1; a Phospholipase A2; a Phospholipase C; a PhospholipaseD; a Galactolipase, triacylglycerol lipase, an arabinofuranosidase, atransglutaminase, a pectinase, a pectate lyase, a protease, or anycombination thereof.

In another embodiment, the lipase is active at a range from pH 4.0 to pH12.0.

In another embodiment, the lipase is active at a temperature range from20° C. to 60° C.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1. Lipase specificity for natural substrates in solution.

FIG. 2. Lipase and DATEM dosage with Pistolet test

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Bread includes, but is not limited to: rolls, buns, pastries, cakes,flatbreads, pizza bread, pita bread, wafers, pie crusts naan, lavish,pitta, focaccia, sourdoughs, noodles, cookies, tortillas, pancakes,crepes, croutons, and biscuits. Baking bread generally involves mixingingredients to form dough, kneading, rising, shaping, baking, coolingand storage. The ingredients used for making dough generally includeflour, water, salt, yeast, and other food additives.

Flour is generally made from wheat and can be milled for differentpurposes such as making bread, pastries, cakes, biscuits pasta, andnoodles. Alternatives to wheat flour include, but are not limited to:almond flour, coconut flour, chia flour, corn flour, barley flour, speltflour, soya flour, hemp flour, potato flour, quinoa, teff flour, ryeflour, amaranth flour, arrowroot flour, chick pea (garbanzo) flour,cashew flour, flax meal, macadamia flour, millet flour, sorghum flour,rice flour, tapioca flour, and any combination thereof. Flour type isknown to vary between different regions and different countries aroundthe world.

Yeast breaks down sugars into carbon dioxide and water. A variety ofBaker's yeast, which are usually derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae,are known to those skilled in the art including, but not limited to:cream yeast, compressed yeast, cake yeast, active dry yeast, instantyeast, osmotolerant yeasts, rapid-rise yeast, deactivated yeast. Otherkinds of yeast include nutritional yeast, brewer's yeast, distiller'sand wine yeast.

Sweeteners include but are not limited to: liquid sugar, syrups, white(granulated) sugars, brown (raw) sugars, honey, fructose, dextrose,glucose, high fructose corn syrup, molasses, and artificial sweeteners

Emulsifiers include but are not limited to diacetyl tartaric acid estersof monoglycerides (DATEM), sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL), calciumstearoyl lactylate (CSL), ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides (EMG),polysorbates (PS), and succinylated monoglycerides (SMG).

Other food additives that can be used with the methods of thisdisclosure include: Lipids, oils, butter, margarine, shortening,butterfat, glycerol, eggs, diary, non-diary alternatives, thickeners,preservatives, colorants, and enzymes.

An enzyme is a biological molecule comprising a sequence of amino acids,wherein the enzyme can catalyze a reaction. Enzyme names are known tothose skilled in the art based on the recommendations of theNomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry andMolecular Biology (IUBMB). Enzyme names include: an EC (EnzymeCommission) number, recommended name, alternative names (if any),catalytic activity, and other factors. Enzymes are also known as apolypeptide, a protein, a peptide, an amino acid sequence, or isidentified by a SEQ ID NO. In this disclosure, the alternative names forenzyme can be used interchangeably.

Different classes of enzymes are known to be useful in baking,including: Alpha-amylase (E.C. 3.2.1.1); Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltotetraohydrolase (E.C. 3.2.1.60), also known asexo-maltotetraohydrolase, G4-amylase; Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase(E.C. 3.2.1.133), also known as maltogenic alpha-amylase;Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase (E.C. 3.2.1.8); Oxidoreductases; Phospholipase A1(E.C. 3.1.1.32) Phospholipase A2 (E.C. 3.1.1.4); Phospholipase C (E.C.3.1.4.3); Phospholipase D (E.C. 3.1.4.4); Galactolipase (E.C. 3.1.1.26),and Protease. Enzymes are used as food ingredients, food additives,and/processing aids.

Lipases (E.C. 3.1.1.3) are hydrolytic enzymes that are known to cleaveester bonds in lipids. Lipases include phospholipases, triacylglycerollipases, and galactolipases. Lipases have been identified from plants;mammals; and microorganisms including but not limited to: Pseudomonas,Vibrio, Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, Chromobacterium, Cutinase fromFusarium solani (FSC), Candida antarctica A (CalA), Rhizopus oryzae(ROL), Thermomyces lanuginosus (TLL) Rhizomucor miehei (RML),Aspergillus Niger, Fusarium heterosporum, Fusarium oxysporum, Fusariumculmorum lipases.

In addition, many lipases, phospholipases, and galactolipases have beendisclosed in patents and published patent applications including, butnot limited to: WO1993/000924, WO2003/035878, WO2003/089620,WO2005/032496, WO2005/086900, WO2006/031699, WO2008/036863, andWO2011/046812.

Commercial lipases used in food processing and baking including, but notlimited to: LIPOPAN™, NOOPAZYME, (available from Novozymes); PANAMORE,CAKEZYME, and BAKEZYME (available from DSM); and GRINDAMYL EXEL 16,GRINDAMYL POWERBAKE, and TS-E 861 (available from Dupont/Danisco).

A lipase of this disclosure is an isolated, synthetic, or recombinantpolypeptide as set forth in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11.

A lipase of the disclosure is an isolated, synthetic, or recombinantpolypeptide encoded by a polynucleotide as set forth in the nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ IDNO:10, SEQ ID NO:12.

The lipase having an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 is encoded bythe polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, or apolynucleotide variant of SEQ ID NO:2 that encodes the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:1. The lipase having an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:3 is encoded by the polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:4, or a variant of SEQ ID NO:4 that encodes the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:3. The lipase having an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:5 is encoded by the polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:6, or a variant of SEQ ID NO:6 that encodes the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:5. The lipase having an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:7 is encoded by the polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:8, or a variant of SEQ ID NO:8 that encodes the amino acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:7. The lipase having an amino acid sequence of SEQID NO:9 is encoded by the polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:10, or a variant of SEQ ID NO:10 that encodes the aminoacid sequence of SEQ ID NO:9. The lipase having an amino acid sequenceof SEQ ID NO:11 is encoded by the polynucleotide having a nucleic acidsequence of SEQ ID NO:12, or a variant of SEQ ID NO:12 that encodes theamino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:11.

A lipase of this disclosure is an isolated, synthetic, or recombinantvariant polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence that is at least80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%,94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical to the full lengthenzymatically active polypeptide of the amino acid sequence comprisingor selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, and SEQ ID NO:11, and wherein thevariant polypeptide has lipase activity.

A lipase of this disclosure, is an isolated, synthetic, or recombinantvariant polypeptide comprising an enzymatically active polypeptide ofthe amino acid sequence comprising or selected from the group consistingof: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, andSEQ ID NO:11 and an amino acid substitution, an amino acid insertion, anamino acid deletion, or any combination thereof, wherein the variantpolypeptide has lipase activity.

In a further embodiment, the variant polypeptide having an amino acidsubstitution can be a conservative amino acid substitution. A“conservative amino acid substitution” means replacement of one aminoacid residue in an amino acid sequence with a different amino acidresidue having a similar property at the same position compared to theparent amino acid sequence. Some examples of a conservative amino acidsubstitution include but are not limited to replacing a positivelycharged amino acid residue with a different positively charged aminoacid residue; replacing a polar amino acid residue with a differentpolar amino acid residue; replacing a non-polar amino acid residue witha different non-polar amino acid residue, replacing a basic amino acidresidue with a different basic amino acid residue, or replacing anaromatic amino acid residue with a different aromatic amino acidresidue.

In a further embodiment, the variant polypeptide having an amino acidsubstitution can be a replacement of one amino acid residue for anyother amino acid residue, wherein the variant polypeptide has lipaseactivity.

In a further embodiment, the variant polypeptide having lipase activityis a “mature polypeptide.” A mature polypeptide means an enzyme in itsfinal form including any post-translational modifications,glycosylation, phosphorylation, truncation, N-terminal modifications,C-terminal modifications, signal sequence deletion. A mature polypeptidecan vary depending upon the expression system, vector, promoter, and/orproduction process.

In a further embodiment, a lipase is active over a broad pH at anysingle point within the range from about pH 4.0 to about pH 12.0. In anembodiment, the lipase is active over a range of pH 4.0 to pH 11.0, pH4.0 to pH 10.0, pH 4.0 to pH 9.0, pH 4.0 to pH 8.0, pH 4.0 to pH 7.0, pH4.0 to pH 6.0, or pH 4.0 to pH 5.0. In another embodiment the lipase isactive at pH 4.0, pH 4.5, pH 5.0, pH 5.5, pH 6.0, pH 6.5, pH 7.0, pH7.5, pH 8.0, pH 8.5, pH 9.0, pH 9.5, pH 10.0, pH 10.5, pH 11.0, pH 11.5,pH 12.0, and pH 12.5.

In a further embodiment, a lipase is active over a broad temperatureused in at any time during a baking process, wherein the temperature isany point in the range from about 20° C. to about 60° C. In anotherembodiment, the lipase is active at a temperature range from 20° C. to55° C., 20° C. to 50° C., 20° C. to 45° C., 20° C. to 40° C., 20° C. to35° C., 20° C. to 30° C., or 20° C. to 25° C. In another embodiment thelipase is active at a temperature of at least 19° C., 20° C., 21° C.,22° C., 23° C., 24° C., 25° C., 26° C., 27° C., 28° C., 29° C., 30° C.,31° C., 32° C., 33° C., 34° C., 35° C., 36° C., 37° C., 38° C., 39° C.,40° C., 41° C., 42° C., 43° C., 44° C., 45° C., 46° C., 47° C., 48° C.,49° C., 50° C., 51° C., 52° C., 53° C., 54° C., 55° C., 56° C., 57° C.,58° C., 59° C., 60° C., 61° C., 62° C., or higher temperatures.“Sequence Identity” means a comparison of a first amino acid sequence toa second amino acid sequence, or a comparison of a first nucleic acidsequence to a second nucleic acid sequence and is calculated as apercentage based on the comparison.

Generally, the created alignment can be used to calculate the sequenceidentity by one of two different approaches. In the first approach,both, mismatches at a single position and gaps at a single position arecounted as non-identical positions in final sequence identitycalculation. In the second approach, mismatches at a single position arecounted as non-identical positions in final sequence identitycalculation; however, gaps at a single position are not counted(ignored) as non-identical positions in final sequence identitycalculation. In other words, in the second approach gaps are ignored infinal sequence identity calculation. The differences between these twoapproaches, counting gaps as non-identical positions vs ignoring gaps,at a single position can lead to variability in sequence identity valuebetween two sequences.

In an embodiment of this disclosure, sequence identity is determined bya program, which produces an alignment, and calculates identity countingboth mismatches at a single position and gaps at a single position asnon-identical positions in final sequence identity calculation. Forexample program Needle (EMBOS), which has implemented the algorithm ofNeedleman and Wunsch (Needleman and Wunsch, 1970, J. Mol. Biol. 48:443-453), and which calculates sequence identity by first producing analignment between a first sequence and a second sequence, then countingthe number of identical positions over the length of the alignment, thendividing the number of identical residues by the length of an alignment,then multiplying this number by 100 to generate the % sequence identity[% sequence identity=(# of Identical residues/length ofalignment)×100)].

In another embodiment of this disclosure, sequence identity can becalculated from a pairwise alignment showing both sequences over thefull length, so showing the first sequence and the second sequence intheir full length (“Global sequence identity”). For example programNeedle (EMBOSS) produces such alignments; % sequence identity=(# ofIdentical residues/length of alignment)×100)].

In another embodiment of this disclosure, sequence identity can becalculated from a pairwise alignment showing only a local region of thefirst sequence or the second sequence (“Local Identity”). For exampleprogram Blast (NCBI) produces such alignments; % sequence identity=(# ofIdentical residues/length of alignment)×100)].

In an embodiment of the disclosure, the lipase can be used incombination with at least one other enzyme or a second enzyme. Inanother embodiment, the second enzyme comprises or is selected from thegroup consisting of: an Alpha-amylase; a Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltotetraohydrolase, also known as exo-maltotetraohydrolase,G4-amylase; a Glucan 1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase, also known as maltogenicalpha-amylase, a cyclodextrin glucanotransferase, a glucoamylase; anEndo-1,4-beta-xylanase; a xylanase, a cellulase, an Oxidoreductases; aPhospholipase A1; a Phospholipase A2; a Phospholipase C; a PhospholipaseD; a Galactolipase, triacylglycerol lipase, an arabinofuranosidase, atransglutaminase, a pectinase, a pectate lyase, a a protease, or anycombination thereof. In another embodiment, the enzyme combination isthe lipase disclosed herein and a maltogenic alpha-amylase, or theenzyme combination is the lipase disclosed herein, a maltogenicalpha-amylase, and a xylanase.

In another embodiment of the disclosure, the lipase can be a hybrid ofmore than one lipase enzymes. A “hybrid” or “chimeric” or “fusionprotein” means that a domain of a first lipase of the disclosure iscombined with a domain of a second lipase to form a hybrid lipase andthe hybrid has lipase activity. In one embodiment a domain of a lipaseof this disclosure is combined with a domain of a commercially availablelipase, such as LIPOPAN (available from Novozymes), or PANAMORE(available from DSM) to form a hybrid lipase and the hybrid has lipaseactivity.

Industrial enzymes are usually recombinant proteins produced usingbacteria, fungi, or yeast expression systems. “Expression system” alsomeans a host microorganism, expression hosts, host cell, productionorganism, or production strain and each of these terms can be usedinterchangeably for this disclosure. Examples of expression systemsinclude but are not limited to: Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae,Hansenula polymorpha, Thermomyces lanuginosus, fusarium oxysporum,Fusarium heterosporum, Escherichia coli, Bacillus, preferably Bacillussubtilis, or Bacillus licheniformis, Pseudomonas, preferably Pseudomonasfluorescens, Pichia pastoris (also known as Komagataella phaffii),Myceliopthora thermophile (C1), Schizosaccharomyces pombe, Trichoderma,preferably Trichoderma reesei. In an embodiment the lipase of thisdisclosure is produced using the expression system listed above.

Lipases are known to be useful for other industrial applications. In anembodiment of this disclosure, the lipase is used in a detergent. In anembodiment of this disclosure, the lipase is used in personal careproducts such as contact lens solution. In another embodiment, thelipase of this disclosure is used in the processing of textiles such asleather manufacturing. In another embodiment, the lipase of thisdisclosure can be used in pulp and paper processing. In a furtherembodiment, the pulp and paper processing is pitch control, or deinking.In another embodiment, a lipase of this disclosure can be used formanufacturing biodiesel. In another embodiment, a lipase of thisdisclosure can be used for cheese ripening. In another embodiment,lipases of this disclosure can be used in preparing a meat flavor and/oraroma. In another embodiment, a lipase of this disclosure can be used inthe modification of oils & fats. In another embodiment, a lipase of thisdisclosure can be used in enzymatic oil degumming. In anotherembodiment, a lipase of this disclosure can be used in the production ofethanol.

The term “baked products” as used herein includes baked products such asbread, crispy rolls, sandwich bread, buns, baguette, ciabatta,croissants, as well as fine bakery wares like donuts, brioche, stollen,cakes, muffins, etc.

The term “dough” as used herein is defined as a mixture of flour, salt,yeast and water, which can be kneaded, molded, shaped or rolled prior tobaking. In addition also other ingredients such as sugar, margarine,egg, milk, etc. might be used. The term includes doughs used for thepreparation of baked goods, such as bread, rolls, sandwich bread,baguette, ciabatta, croissants, sweet yeast doughs, etc.

The term “bread volume” as used herein is the volume of a baked gooddetermined by using a laser scanner (e.g. Volscan Profiler ex MicroStable System) to measure the volume as well as the specific volume. Theterm also includes the volume which is determined by measuring thelength, the width and the height of certain baked goods.

The term “comprising” as used herein is synonymous with “including,”“containing,” or “characterized by,” and is inclusive or open-ended anddoes not exclude additional, unrecited elements or method steps.

It is understood that aspects and embodiments of the invention describedherein include “consisting” and/or “consisting essentially of” aspectsand embodiments.

Throughout this disclosure, various aspects are presented in a rangeformat. It should be understood that the description in range format ismerely for convenience and brevity and should not be construed as aninflexible limitation on the scope of the disclosure. Accordingly, thedescription of a range should be considered to have specificallydisclosed all the possible sub-ranges as well as individual numericalvalues within that range. For example, description of a range such asfrom 1 to 6 should be considered to have specifically disclosedsub-ranges such as from 1 to 3, from 1 to 4, from 1 to 5, from 2 to 4,from 2 to 6, from 3 to 6 etc., as well as individual numbers within thatrange, for example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. This applies regardless of thebreadth of the range.

Other objects, advantages and features of the present disclosure willbecome apparent from the following specification taken in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings.

In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth toprovide a more thorough understanding of the present disclosure.However, it will be apparent to one of skill in the art that the methodsof the present disclosure may be practiced without one or more of thesespecific details. In other instances, well-known features and procedureswell known to those skilled in the art have not been described in orderto avoid obscuring the disclosure.

Example 1: Lipase Expression and Purification Expression

The enzymes were obtained by constructing expression plasmids containingthe encoding polynucleotide sequences, transforming into Pichia pastoris(Komagataella phaffii) and growing the resulting expression strains inthe following way. Fresh Pichia Pastoris cells of the expression strainswere obtained by spreading the glycerol stocks of sequence-confirmedstrains onto Yeast extract Peptone Dextrose (YPD) agar plates containingZeocin. After 2 days, starter seed cultures of the production strainswere inoculated into 100 mL of Buffered Glycerol complex Medium (BMGY)medium using cells from these plates, and grown for 20-24 hours at 30°C. and 225-250 rpm. Seed cultures were scaled up by transferringsuitable amounts into 2-4 L of BMMY medium in a baffled Fermentor.Fermentations were carried out at 30° C. and under 1100 rpm ofagitation, supplied via flat-blade impellers, for 48-72 hours. After theinitial batch-phase of fermentation, sterile-filtered Methanol was addedas feed whenever the dissolved oxygen level in the culture dipped below30%. Alternatively, feed was added every 3 hours at 0.5% v/v of thestarting batch culture. The final fermentation broth was centrifuged at7000×g for 30 mins at 4° C. to obtain the cell-free supernatant.

Purification

After filtering through cheese-cloth, the cell-free supernatants wereultrafiltered using a lab-scale tangential flow filtration (TFF) systemwith a molecular weight cut-off of 5 kD (SpectrumLabs). Samples werefirst concentrated 10-20× and then buffer-exchanged 5× into 50 mM HEPESpH 7.5. The resultant retentate was centrifuged at 27000×g for 1 hour,and then sterile filtered through 0.2 μm filters to remove anyproduction organisms or particulate matter. Total protein content of thefinal samples was determined using the Braford assay. Lipases wereeither kept in solution at −20° C. or lyophilized to form powder. Insome cases, lipase solutions were sprayed on whole grain flour at 0.5 mglipase per g flour, followed by drying at 40° C.

Lipase MW, kDa pI Origin Lip24 50.73 4.38 Pseudomonas sp Lip49 35.6 4.58Moritella marina Lip61 34.12 7.06 Fusarium solani Lip62 34.13 7.06Fusarium solani Jallouli et. al. “The galactolipase activity of Fusariumsolani (phospho)lipase.” Biochim Biophys Acta. 2015 Mar; 1851(3): 282-9.doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2014.12.010. Epub 2014 Dec. 18. PMID: 25529980Lip70 34.05 4.37 Colletotrichum fiorinae Lip88 34.19 7.12 Fusariumsolani U.S. Pat. No. 6,645,749-SEQ ID NO: 2 PANAMORE 36.9 5.19 Fusariumculmorum GOLDEN 2.2 WO2009106575-SEQ ID NO: 2 (DSM) LIPOPAN F 36.56 6.85Fusarium oxysporum (Novozymes) WO1998026057-SEQ ID NO: 2

Example 2: Lipase Activity Artificial Substrate

Lipase activity was determined using the artificial substratep-nitrophenyl octanoate (C8-PNP, Sigma 21742), by detectingspectrophotometrically the chromogenic product p-nitrophenyl (PNP).C8-PNP was dissolved at 8 mM in 2-ethoxyethanol (Alfa Aesar), thendiluted to 0.4 mM into 50 mM Hepes pH 7.5, 0.1 M NaCl (substrate assaybuffer). Lipase stock was added to the substrate assay buffer at finalconcentrations between 0.1-1 μg/mL, then PNP formation was monitoredimmediately at 30° C. for 15 minutes by absorbance at 405 nm in a platereader. The linear slope of A405 versus time and a standard PNP curvewere used to calculate the enzyme activity per μg of enzyme. Similarly,the same assay was used to measure the activity: a) at different pHvalues (4.0-12.0), using the appropriate pH buffers and the PNP standardcurve at that pH value; b) at different temperatures (25° C.-65° C.); c)in presence of different cofactors or salt concentrations (Ca2+, Mg2+,Zn2+, Na+, Cl—, EDTA); d) with different PNP substrates of various fattyacid chain length (C4-C18, Sigma). The results are shown in the tablebelow.

Optimum Lipase pH Temperature ° C. Cofactor Fatty Acid Chain LengthLip24 7.5-8.0  30-35 Ca2+ C8~C14~C16 > C4 > C18 Lip49 8.5-10.5 35-40Mg2+ C8 > C14 > C16~C18 > C4 Lip61 8.5-10.0 30-50 None C8~C14 > C16 >C4~C18 Lip62 8.5-10.5 25-40 None C8 > C14 > C16 > C4~C18 Lip70 7.0 25None C14 > C16~C8 > C4~C18 Lip88 8.0-10.5 37-55 None C8 > C14 > C16 >C4~C18 PANAMORE 8.5-10.0 30.0 None C10 GOLDEN 2.2

Natural Lipid Substrates

Alternatively, lipase activity was determined using natural lipidsubstrates and fluorogenic pH indicators detecting the pH change due tofree fatty acid accumulation during hydrolysis. Natural substrates wereisolated from flour as described below (MGDG=monogalactosyl diglyceride,DGDG=digalactosylactosyl diglyceride and TAGs=triacylglycerols) or PCfrom soy lecithin (PC=phosphatidyl choline). Natural substrate stocksolutions were prepared at 5 mM final concentration in 0.25%Na-deoxycholate, using sonication (1-5 minutes) to disperse the lipidshomogenously. To measure activity at pH 7.0-7.5, lipases were diluted at0.1-1 μg/mL into 2 mM substrate, 0.1% Na-deoxycholate, 125 ng/mLfluorescein, 5 mM CaCl₂), 0.5 mM Hepes pH 7.5, followed by measuringfluorescence emission at 520 nm after excitation at 488 nm, at 30° C.for 15 minutes. The negative of linear slope of fluorescence versus timewas used to calculate the lipase activity per μg enzyme. To measureactivity at pH 7.5-8.0, lipases were diluted at 0.1-1 μg/mL into 2 mMsubstrate, 0.1% Na-deoxycholate, 250 ng/mL SNARF-1 (ThermoScientificS22801), 5 mM CaCl2), 1 mM Tris pH 8.0, followed by recordingfluorescence emission at 580 nm after excitation at 514 nm, at 30° C.for 15 min. The linear slope of fluorescence versus time was used tocalculate the lipase activity per μg enzyme.

Extraction of Natural Substrates from Flour or Soy Lecithin

Flour type 550 (Vogtmühlen Illertissen) (1000 g) was added to a 6 L4-necked round-bottom flask along with 2500 mL of methanol. The contentsof the flask were then stirred for 1.5 hours using a mechanical stirringblade at room temperature. After this period, the mixture was allowed tosettle and the solvent was decanted and filtered through a silicagel/Celite pad by vacuum filtration. The remaining wheat flour was thenre-extracted with a further 2500 mL methanol as before.

After extraction, the entire content of the flask was filtered throughsilica/Celite as before and washed thoroughly with methanol to minimizethe loss of lipid products. Both extracts were combined and concentratedusing the rotary evaporator to give a golden-brown syrup. The combinedextract was then purified through a silica pad packed into a sinteredglass funnel in order to separate the fatty, non-polar components fromthe polar components i.e. MGDG and DGDG. The silica gel pad was preparedby filling a 500 mL sintered glass funnel with silica and applying avacuum to ensure complete packing of the pad. The raw material was thencarefully added to the silica pad using a Pasteur pipette to ensure evendistribution of the sample. The sample was the eluted withn-heptane:acetone (1:1, 2 L), n-heptane:acetone (1:4, 2 L), acetone (1L) and acetone-methanol (4:1, 1 L). Fractions (1 L) were collected and,from TLC analysis, fraction 2 contained the bulk of the non-polarcomponents (tri-, di-, monoglycerides), whereas, fractions 3-4 wereobserved to contain MGDG and fractions 5-6 contained DGDG. Thesefractions were separately concentrated using the rotary evaporator andfurther purified. The residue of fraction 2, (containing tri-, di-,monoglycerides) was purified performing a flash chromatography.

The column chromatography was run firstly using n-heptane followed byn-hepane:acetone (4:1) and n-hepane:acetone (1:1). The progress of thecolumn chromatography was monitored via TLC analysis and the polarity ofsolvent system used for elution was increased accordingly. The fractionsrecovered from the column were then subjected to TLC analysis in orderto evaluate which fractions could be combined in order to yield puresamples of tri-, di-, monoglycerides. The combined fractions wereconcentrated using the rotary evaporator. The residue of fractions 3-4,(MGDG containing fractions) was purified performing a flashchromatography. The column chromatography was run firstly usingn-heptane followed by n-hepane:acetone (1:1). The progress of the columnchromatography was monitored via TLC analysis and the polarity ofsolvent system used for elution was increased accordingly. The fractionsrecovered from the column were then subjected to TLC analysis in orderto evaluate which fractions could be combined before concentration. Theresidue of fractions 5-6, (DGDG containing fractions) was purifiedperforming a flash chromatography. The column chromatography was runusing n-hepane:acetone (1:1), n-heptane:acetone (1:4) and finally usingonly acetone. The progress of the column chromatography was monitoredvia TLC analysis and the solvent system was change accordingly. Thefractions recovered from the column were then subjected to TLC analysisin order to evaluate which fractions could be combined beforeconcentration.

Phospholipids were purified to remove triglycerides and free fatty acidsfrom soy lecithin by acetone extraction. Soy lecithin (10 g) was mixedwith acetone (30 ml) in a 50 ml tube and mixed for 10 minutes. Theresulting slurry was centrifuged at 4000×g for 5 minutes and the acetonephase was removed and discarded. The insoluble phospholipids wereextracted 3 further times with fresh acetone.

Abbreviation Lipase Natural Substrates and Products TAG Triacyl glycerolMGDG Monogalactosyl diglyceride DGDG Digalactosyl diglyceride NAPEN-acylphosphatidyl ethanolamine PC Phosphatidyl choline MAG Monoacylglycerol DAG Diacyl glycerol FFA Free fatty acid MGMG Monogalactosylmonoglyceride DGMG Digalactosyl monoglyceride

Amino Nucleic Acid Acid Lipase SEQ SEQ Name ID No. ID No. Activity LIP241 2 Triacylglycerol lipase LIP49 3 4 Triacylglycerol lipase LIP61 5 6Galactolipase > Phospholipase > Triacylglycerol lipase LIP62 7 8Galactolipase > Phospholipase > Triacylglycerol lipase LIP70 9 10Phospholipase > Galactolipase LIP88 11 12 Galactolipase >Phospholipase > Triacyglycerol lipase PANAMORE N/A N/A Triacylglycerollipase > GOLDEN 2.2 Galactolipase > Phospholipase

Lipolytic Activity in Dough Assessed by HPLC

Simplified doughs were used to test the activity of lipases on severalsubstrates at once and under desired conditions. Dough was prepared from10 g flour (US King Arthur flour for bread), 200 mg salt and 5.9 mlwater and enzymes were supplemented at either 4 or 40 μg enzyme perdough. Doughs were mixed for 10 minutes by magnetic mixing thenincubated in a humidity controlled chamber at 30° C. for a total of 60minutes. Samples for analysis were taken from each dough at 10 and 60minutes. For lipid analysis, 2 g wet dough sample was added to a vialcontaining 2 ml 0.1 N HCl and 10 ml 1-butanol. The dough was dispersedin the solvents to extract the lipids by shear homogenization (VWR 250Homogenizer, 20×200 mm probe) for 30 seconds. The undissolved solidswere then separated by centrifugation at 4000×g for 5 minutes at roomtemperature. The organic phase was removed and evaporated by centrifugalevaporation (Savant SpeedVac SC210A & Trap RVT5105), and the resultingsolid was re-dissolved in isooctane:acetone:isopropanol (2:1:1) at 1/10the original volume for analysis. Lipids were separated by HPLC (Agilent1100 series) with a silica gel column (Chromolith Performance Si 100-4.6mm, Merck) and analyzed by ELSD (Agilent 1260 Infinity).

The chromatographic method for lipid separation was derived from Gerits,et. al. “Single run HPLC separation coupled to evaporative lightscattering detection unravels wheat flour endogenous lipidredistribution during bread dough making” LWT-Food Science andTechnology, 53 (2013) 426-433. Four samples, i.e. two time points andtwo enzyme doses, of each enzyme were used to determine if individuallipid classes increased, decreased or showed no change as a result ofthe enzyme treatment. Several of the enzymes tested show activity on abroad range of lipid classes as shown in the tables below and FIG. 1.

Lipase TAG MAG FFA MGDG MGMG DGDG DGMG NAPE Lip24 − + + 0 0 0 0 0 Lip49− + + 0 0 0 0 0 Lip61 − − + − + − 0 − Lip62 − + + − + − + − Lip70 0 − +− + − + − Lip88 − + + − + − + − PANAMORE − − + − + − + − GOLDEN 2.2Legend − Consumption of compound + Production of compound 0 No change incompound

Example 4: Baking Trials Pistolet Test

The baking performance of PANAMORE GOLDEN2.2, LIPOPAN F, LIP62, LIP61,LIP24, LIP49 dry lipase enzymes, and DATEM (LAMETOP 552) and also ofPANAMORE GOLDEN2.2, LIPOPAN F, LIP62, LIP61, LIP24, LIP49, LIP88 lipaseenzymes in solution, and DATEM (LAMETOP 552) were tested in a faststraight dough system, the Pistolet test. Flour type 550 (VogtmühlenIllertissen) (2000 g), 120 g compressed yeast, 40 g salt, 30 g glucose,22 g wheat starch, 120 ppm ascorbic acid, 5 ppm Nutrilife® AM 100(fungal alpha-amylase), 200 ppm Nutrilife® CS 30 (fungal xylanase,cellulase, fungal alpha-amylase) and 1180 g water was mixed in a KemperSP 15 spiral mixer for 5.5 minutes at speed 1 and 0.5 minutes at speed2, to a final dough temperature of 28° C. After a resting of 12 minutes,the dough was scaled to a 1500 g piece, rounded and proofed for another12 minutes. Afterwards the dough was divided and rounded into 30 piecesof 50 g each by using an automatic dough divider and rounder. Then thedough pieces were proofed for 35 (normal proof) and 45 (extended proof)minutes at 35° C. at relative humidity of 85%. After 12 minutes proofingtime, a notch was pressed into the middle of the dough pieces. Theproofed dough pieces were baked in a deck oven for 12 minutes at 240° C.with 15 seconds steam addition.

The effects on the dough properties and on the final baked goods, werecompared to a negative control and to a reference containing 0.4% (basedon flour weight) DATEM (Lametop® 552). PANAMORE GOLDEN2.2 was dosed at14 ppm and LIPOPAN F was dosed at 40 ppm.

The volume effect was determined by measurement of the length, width,and height of 15 rolls in relation to the weight. The negative controlis defined as 0%. Dough properties were evaluated manually by a masterbaker and described in comparison to the negative control.

The results of the dry lipases and lipases in solution are shown in thetables below.

% Increase in Loaf Specific Volume Dosage Normal proof and dry Lipases(Pistolet) (μg lipase/g PANAMORE DATEM flour) Lip62 Lip61 Lip24 Lip49LIPOPAN F GOLDEN 2.2 LT552 0.17 6 0.33 6 5 9 1 0.67 10 12 8 3 6 9 1.3411 10 5 3 2.67 6 5.34 0.40% 3 11

% Increase in Loaf Specific Volume Dosage Extended proof and dry Lipases(Pistolet) (μg lipase/g PANAMORE DATEM flour) Lip62 Lip61 Lip24 Lip49LIPOPAN F GOLDEN 2.2 LT552 0.167 13 0.334 10 7 8 3 0.668 14 13 10 5 1012 1.336 13 10 6 6 2.672 6 5.344 0.40% 1 14

% Increase in Loaf Specific Volume Dosage Normal proof and Lipases assolution (Pistolet) (μg lipase/g PANAMORE DATEM flour) Lip62 Lip61 Lip88Lip49 Lip70 LIPOPAN F GOLDEN 2.2 LT552 0.17 4 0.33 9 4 3 0.67 14 12 4 36 13 1.34 13 11 6 6 2.67 10 7 7 6 0 3.33 9 5.34 7 6 5 0.40% 14

% Increase in Loaf Specific Volume Dosage Extended proof and Lipases assolution (Pistolet) (μg lipase/g PANAMORE DATEM flour) Lip62 Lip61 Lip88Lip49 Lip70 LIPOPAN F GOLDEN 2.2 LT552 0.17 3 0.33 7 6 8 0.67 13 9 3 1010 15 1.34 12 12 7 10 2.67 13 8 12 14 4 3.33 13 5.34 6 11 12 0.40% 20

% Increase of Loaf Dosage of Lip62 DATEM Specific Volume (Pistolet)(μg/g flour) (% of flour) Normal Proof Extended proof 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1518 0.67 0 13 16 0.67 0.012 14 16 0.67 0.024 14 14 0.67 0.05 19 19 0 0 00 0 0.4 16 17 0.088 0.4 17 13 0.167 0.4 16 14 0.67 0.4 20 15

Example 5: Baking Trials Baguette

The baking performance of PANAMORE GOLDEN 2.2, LIPOPAN F, LIP62 enzymes,and DATEM (Lametop 552) were tested in French baguette. Prior to thebaking trials, each enzyme was tested for activity, which can varybetween different enzymes, then each enzyme was tested to determine theoptimum dosage for that enzyme, and finally the enzymes were added atthe optimum dosage. Flour (see flour type below) (1000 g), 25 gcompressed yeast, 20 g salt, 60 ppm ascorbic acid, 3 ppm Nutrilife® AM100 (fungal alpha-amylase), 150 ppm Nutrilife® CS 30 (fungal xylanase,cellulase, fungal alpha-amylase) and 650 g water was mixed in a KemperSP 15 spiral mixer for 8 minutes at speed 1 and 4 minutes at speed 2, toa final dough temperature of 27° C. After a resting of 35 minutes, thedough was divided into 350 g pieces, rounded and proofed for 15 minutes.Afterwards the dough pieces were molded and proofed for 120 (normalproof) and 150 (extended proof) minutes at 27° C. at relative humidityof 75%. The proofed dough pieces were incised and baked in a deck ovenfor 25 minutes at 255° C., with steam addition after 30 seconds.

The effects on the dough properties and on the final baked goods, werecompared to a negative control and to a reference containing 0.4% (basedon flour) DATEM (Lametop® 552). Other controls were PANAMORE GOLDEN 2.2(14 ppm) and LIPOPAN F (40 ppm). LIP62 was dosed at 60 ppm or 1.26 μglipase/g flour.

The volume effect was determined by measuring the bread loavesvia alaser scanner (Micro Stable Systems Volscan). The negative control isdefined as 0%. Dough properties were evaluated manually by a masterbaker and described in comparison to the negative control.

The results for the baguette using German flour (type 550 VogtmühlenIllertissen) and Turkish flour baking trials are shown in the tablesbelow.

% of Loaf Specific Volume Increase on German flour Baguette BakingTrials Normal Proof Extended proof PANOMORE GOLDEN 2.2 15 20 LIPOPAN F11 19 Lip62 17 20 DATEM (LT552) 16 21

% of Loaf Specific Volume Increase on Turkish flour Baguette BakingTrials Normal Proof Extended proof PANOMORE GOLDEN 2.2 10 15 LIPOPAN F19 19 Lip62 5 7 DATEM (LT552) 19 20

Example 6: Baking Trials Sweet Yeast Dough

The baking performance of PANAMORE GOLDEN 2.2, LIPOPAN F, LIP62 enzymes,and DATEM (Lametop 552) were tested in sweet yeast dough. Prior to thebaking trials, each enzyme was tested for activity, which can varybetween different enzymes, then each enzyme was tested to determine theoptimum dosage for that enzyme, and finally the enzymes were added atthe optimum dosage. Flour type 550 (Vogtmühlen Illertissen) (2000 g),140 g compressed yeast, 30 g salt, 200 g sugar, 200 g margarine, 100 geggs, 50 ppm ascorbic acid, 200 ppm Nutrilife® CS 30 (fungal xylanase,cellulase, fungal alpha-amylase) and 900 g water was mixed in a KemperSP 15 spiral mixer for 6.5 minutes at speed 1 and 1.5 minutes at speed2, to a final dough temperature of 26° C. After a resting of 25 minutes,the dough was scaled to a 1500 g piece, rounded and proofed for another20 minutes. Afterwards the dough was divided and rounded into 30 piecesof 50 g each by using an automatic dough divider and rounder. Then 8dough pieces were given into a baking tin and proofed for 50 minutes at35° C. at relative humidity of 85%. The proofed dough pieces were bakedin a deck oven for 35 minutes at 210° C./255° C. under and upper heat,with 15 seconds steam addition.

The effects on the dough properties and on the final baked goods, werecompared to a negative control and to a reference containing 0.4% (basedon flour weight) DATEM (Lametop® 552). Other controls were PANAMOREGOLDEN 2.2 (4 ppm) or LIPOPAN F (25 ppm). LIP62 was dosed at 25 ppm(0.52 μg lipase/g flour).

The volume effect was determined by measuring the bread loavesvia alaser scanner (Micro Stable Systems Volscan). The negative control isdefined as 0%. Dough properties were evaluated manually by a masterbaker and described in comparison to the negative control.

The results of the sweet dough and sponge & dough baking trails areshown in the table below.

% Increase in Loaf Specific Volume on German Flour PANAMORE DATEMApplication Type GOLDEN 2.2 LIPOPAN F Lip62 (LT552) Sweet Yeast Dough 1113 13 20

Example 7: Baking Trials Sponge & Dough

The baking performance of PANAMORE GOLDEN 2.2, LIPOPAN F, LIP62 enzymes,and DATEM (Lametop 552) were tested in Sponge & Dough method. Prior tothe baking trials, each enzyme was tested for activity, which can varybetween different enzymes, then each enzyme was tested to determine theoptimum dosage for that enzyme, and finally the enzymes were added atthe optimum dosage. Flour type 550 (Vogtmühlen Illertissen) (1000 g), 5g compressed yeast and 1000 g water was mixes and stored for 16 hours ateither 4° C. or room temperature. Afterwards 1000 g of flour type 550(Vogtmühlen Illertissen), 55 g compressed yeast, 40 g salt, 40 g sugar,40 g margarine, 60 ppm ascorbic acid, 150 ppm Nutrilife® CS 30 (fungalxylanase, cellulase, fungal alpha-amylase) and 160 g water was mixed ina Kemper SP 15 spiral mixer for 5.5 minutes at speed 1 and 0.5 minutesat speed 2, to a final dough temperature of 27° C. After a resting of 15minutes, the dough was divided into 450 g pieces, rounded and proofedfor 10 minutes. Afterwards the dough pieces were molded, given into abaking tin and proofed for 80 minutes at 35° C. at relative humidity of85%. The proofed dough pieces were baked in a deck oven for 30 minutesat 240° C./250° C. under and upper heat, with 15 seconds steam addition.

The effects on the dough properties and on the final baked goods, werecompared to a negative control and to a reference containing 0.4% (basedon flour weight) DATEM (Lametop® 552). Other controls were PANAMOREGOLDEN2.2 (7 ppm) or LIPOPAN F (50 ppm). LIP62 was dosed at 1.2 μglipase/g flour.

The volume effect was determined by measuring the bread loaves via alaser scanner (Micro Stable Systems Volscan). The negative control isdefined as 100%. Dough properties were evaluated manually by a masterbaker and described in comparison to the negative control.

% Increase in Loaf Specific Volume on German Flour Sponge & Dough Trial4° C. Room temperature Panamore Golden 2.2 2 −1 Lipopan F 7 2 LIP62 4 1DATEM (LT552) 12 9

Example 8: Baking Trials Chorleywood Bread Process

The baking performance of PANAMORE GOLDEN 2.2, LIPOPAN F, LIP62 enzymes,and DATEM (Lametop 552) were tested in Chorleywood Bread Process. Priorto the baking trials, each enzyme was tested for activity, which canvary between different enzymes, then each enzyme was tested to determinethe optimum dosage for that enzyme, and finally the enzymes were addedat the optimum dosage. UK flour (Heygates Standard) (3000), 240 gcompressed yeast, 45 g salt, 60 g improver (wheat flour, calciumsulfate, soy flour, ascorbic acid, bacterial xylanase, fungal alphaamylase) and 2010 g water was mixed in a pressure vacuum mixer (PentagonK5) until an energy input of 58.3 kW/h was reached, to a final doughtemperature of 30° C. The dough was divided, without resting time, into450 g pieces, rounded and proofed for 2 minutes. Afterwards the doughpieces were molded, given into two baking tins and proofed for 55minutes at 35° C. at relative humidity of 85%. Prior to baking one ofthe baking tins was used for a drop test, where the baking tin wasdropped from a defined height. Then, the proofed dough pieces were bakedin a deck oven for 25 minutes at 255° C./240° C. under and upper heat,with 15 seconds steam addition.

The effects on the dough properties and on the final baked goods, werecompared to a negative control and to a reference containing 0.4% (basedon flour weight) DATEM (Lametop® 552). Other controls were PANAMOREGOLDEN2.2 (18 ppm) or LIPOPAN F (30 ppm). LIP62 was dosed at 40 ppm or0.8 μg lipase/g flour.

The volume effect was determined by measuring the bread loafs via alaser scanner (Micro Stable Systems Volscan). The negative control isdefined as 100%. Dough properties were evaluated manually by a masterbaker and described in comparison to the negative control.

% of Loaf Specific Volume Increase on UK flour Chorleywood Bread ProcessNormal Proof After Drop Test Panamore Golden 2.2 15 3 Lipopan F 17.5 −7LIP62 16 37 DATEM (LT552) 34 23.5

1. A method for increasing the volume of a baked product comprising: (a)providing a dough; (b) providing a lipase, wherein the lipase is apolypeptide having the amino acid sequence of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3,SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, or SEQ ID NO:11; (c) combiningthe lipase of (b) with the dough of (a) and baking the combination togenerate the baked product having an increased volume.
 2. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the dough is a composition comprising: a flour, a salt,water, and yeast.
 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the flour isselected from the group consisting of: almond flour, coconut flour, chiaflour, corn flour, barley flour, spelt flour, soya flour, hemp flour,potato flour, quinoa, teff flour, rye flour, amaranth flour, arrowrootflour, chick pea (garbanzo) flour, cashew flour, flax meal, macadamiaflour, millet flour, sorghum flour, rice flour, tapioca flour, and anycombination thereof.
 4. The method of claim 2, wherein the yeast isselected from the group consisting of: bakers' yeast, cream yeast,compressed yeast, cake yeast, active dry yeast, instant yeast,osmotolerant yeasts, rapid-rise yeast, deactivated yeast, nutritionalyeast, brewer's yeast, distiller's and wine yeast.
 5. The method ofclaim 1, wherein the lipase is a variant polypeptide and the variantpolypeptide is at least 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%, 86%, 87%, 88%,89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99% identical tothe an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: thepolypeptide as set forth in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:1, SEQID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, and thevariant polypeptide has lipase activity.
 6. The method of claim 1,wherein the lipase is a polypeptide encoded by a nucleic acid sequencethat encodes that amino acid sequence selected from the group consistingof: a nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6,SEQ ID NO:8, SEQ ID NO:10, SEQ ID NO:12.
 7. The method of claim 1,further comprising the addition of a second enzyme.
 8. The method ofclaim 7, wherein the second enzyme comprises a second lipase, anAlpha-amylase; a Glucan 1, 4-alpha-maltotetraohydrolase; anexo-maltotetraohydrolase; a G4-amylase; a Glucan1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase; a maltogenic alpha-amylase; a cyclodextringlucanotransferase; a CGTase; a glucoamylase; an Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase;a xylanase; a cellulase; an Oxidoreductases; a Phospholipase A1; aPhospholipase A2; a Phospholipase C; a Phospholipase D; a Galactolipase,triacylglycerol lipase, an arabinofuranosidase, a transglutaminase, apectinase, a pectate lyase, a protease, or any combination thereof. 9.The method of claim 1, wherein the lipase is active at a range from pH4.0 to pH 12.0.
 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the lipase is activeat a temperature range from 20° C. to 60° C.
 11. A method for increasingthe volume of a baked product without the addition of DATEM comprising:(a) providing a dough; (b) providing a lipase; wherein the lipase is apolypeptide having the amino acid sequence of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3,SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, or SEQ ID NO:11 (c) combining thelipase of (b) with the dough of (a) without the addition of DATEM andbaking the combination to generate the baked product having an increasedvolume.
 12. The method of claim 11, wherein the dough is a compositioncomprising: a flour, a salt, water, and yeast.
 13. The method of claim12, wherein the flour is selected from the group consisting of: almondflour, coconut flour, chia flour, corn flour, barley flour, spelt flour,soya flour, hemp flour, potato flour, quinoa, teff flour, rye flour,amaranth flour, arrowroot flour, chick pea (garbanzo) flour, cashewflour, flax meal, macadamia flour, millet flour, sorghum flour, riceflour, tapioca flour, and any combination thereof.
 14. The method ofclaim 12, wherein the yeast is selected from the group consisting of:bakers' yeast, cream yeast, compressed yeast, cake yeast, active dryyeast, instant yeast, osmotolerant yeasts, rapid-rise yeast, deactivatedyeast, nutritional yeast, brewer's yeast, distiller's and wine yeast.15. The method of claim 11, wherein the lipase is a polypeptide havingan amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SEQ IDNO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11.16. The method of claim 11, wherein the lipase is a variant polypeptideand the variant polypeptide is at least 80%, 81%, 82%, 83%, 84%, 85%,86%, 87%, 88%, 89%, 90%, 91%, 92%, 93%, 94%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, or 99%identical to the an amino acid sequence selected from the groupconsisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11, and the variant polypeptide has lipase activity.17. The method of claim 11, wherein the lipase is a polypeptide encodedby a nucleic acid sequence that encodes that amino acid sequenceselected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ IDNO:5, SEQ ID NO:7, SEQ ID NO:9, SEQ ID NO:11.
 18. The method of claim11, further comprising the addition of a second enzyme.
 19. The methodof claim 11, wherein the second enzyme comprises a second lipase, anAlpha-amylase; a Glucan 1, 4-alpha-maltotetraohydrolase; anexo-maltotetraohydrolase; a G4-amylase; a Glucan1,4-alpha-maltohydrolase; a maltogenic alpha-amylase; a cyclodextringlucanotransferase; a CGTase; a glucoamylase; an Endo-1,4-beta-xylanase;a xylanase; a cellulase; an Oxidoreductases; a Phospholipase A1; aPhospholipase A2; a Phospholipase C; a Phospholipase D; a Galactolipase,triacylglycerol lipase, an arabinofuranosidase, a transglutaminase, apectinase, a pectate lyase, a protease, or any combination thereof. 20.The method of claim 11, wherein the lipase is active at a range from pH4.0 to pH 12.0.
 21. The method of claim 11, wherein the lipase is activeat a temperature range from 20° C. to 60° C.